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“hinzugeben” and “hinzugehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,236
- “hinzugeben” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “hinzugehen” frequency rank
- 69970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinzugeben | hinzugehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hingeben | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hingehen |
Where the eye mixes hinzugeben and hinzugehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hinzugeben and hinzugehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hinzugeben vs hinzugehen
A purely visual mix-up. hinzugeben ([ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]) and hinzugehen ([ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “hinzugeben” becomes h in “hinzugehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinzugeben is recorded at frequency rank #35,236, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːbn̩]. hinzugehen is at rank #34,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɪnt͡suˌɡeːən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69970, this pair ranks #460,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hinzugeben vs hinzugehen
Shared letters: eghinuz. Private to "hinzugeben": b. Private to "hinzugehen": -.
"hinzugeben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "hinzugehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinzugeben ← hhinzugeben · hinnzugeben · hinuzgeben · hinzgueben · hinzuegben · hinzugbeen · hinzugebben · hinzugebenn
- hinzugehen ← hhinzugehen · hinnzugehen · hinuzgehen · hinzguehen · hinzueghen · hinzugeehn · hinzugehenn · hinzugehhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hinzugeben" and "hinzugehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hinzugeben" or "hinzugehen"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "hinzugeben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hinzugehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #460,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hinzugeben" and "hinzugehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hingeben vs hinzugeben". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #460,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.